In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and mustard. Season with salt and pepper, then add the sliced celery. Toss well to coat, then divide the celery between 2 serving plates.

Use a vegetable peeler to shave some of the cheese over each serving, then add additional salad ingredients as desired. Mushrooms, pluots and fennel make an excellent combination with this celery base.

Elizabeth Karmel is a grilling and Southern foods expert and executive chef at Hill Country Barbecue Market restaurants in New York and Washington, as well as Hill Country Chicken in New York. She is the author of three cookbooks, including “Soaked, Slathered and Seasoned.”

BLAIRSVILLE — Auditors examining the Blairsville Borough tax collector’s office found disorganized and incomplete records, unreconciled bank accounts, and more than $268,000 in undeposited tax payments, some of which dated to August.

What the auditors didn’t find, however, is sufficient information to rule out the possibility of misappropriated money.